INDIA - 2012

Teaching and speaking at schools! Unique every time! My eduaction courses came in so handy!

I was asked to preach at a pastors conference!

Let's just say I have a new level of tolerance. My lips might still be n fire, or they might be numb.

Just too funny and honest not to share!

Prayer was vital !

AHHH. I am back from India. I truly didn't imagine ever saying those words. Of course one dreams of going there, but to actually get the chance to go and sit in the slums really happening is a dream. Okay Okay, maybe not all dream of going there. but let's face it, I am a tad bit weird to some of you anyways. So I do dream of things like that. But the fact of the matter is God had plans for it. I am so excited He did. I am not gonna lie, when I arrived I DID NOT like it. It was hot, I was sticky, it was smelly, I was mad that mosquitoes thought my legs were a regular hometown pizza buffet. No matter what I told them they thought my ankles were open for lunch. The Food well we won't state the obvious.

BUT BUT BUT, probably should work on growing my vocabulary. I will get right on that. In the mean time... God was irritating my flesh to give me a chance to choose who I want to live for in the rough moments. Die to Flesh or die to the spirit. After a sermon butt whoop-in on my ipod, He gave me the right perspective. I can choose joy in that I GET TO ( not have to ) but GET TO SHARE THE GOSPEL. With people who have never heard, people who don't understand or are just plain confused about who Jesus is. We got to share the gospel morning and night. Any fear of witnessing gets old if you do it ever and over and over! And everyone gets a little anxious no matter who you are, right! But after while my anxiousness was overcome by the need for them to know my good news I get to share!

I got to choose to let God be my joy ----- not let a comfy couch be my joy (since they didn't exist), a yummy meal, comfy clothes, being able to covnersein my own language, ect. all that was gone. But God gives joy! He also spoke to me about surrender. Asking is He worth it? To surrender all to Him, is He trustworthy. Is it worth it, my discomfort for others to know about Him. You may be thinking but she has done this beofre. Yep, but my flesh still rears it's ugly head like yours does.
All I can say is He met my challenges, and gave JOY!

WHAT DID WE DO:
We got to witness in a land with lots of people and few missionaries ( at least we didn't see any). We got to preach about Jesus in schools to kids from Hindu homes. So they can hear about Jesus. We got to sit on the floor of dirt homes, in a village that had never been evangelized to! We got to do Matthew 28 - Go in to all the world preaching the gospel and teaching them all I commanded you...!!!!!

There are YWAM'ers in Madurai and Combator India, that will continue on their ministry and follow up in these villages.

If you asked me one word to describe my time in India. Privileged.
Privileged to get to be apart,
to share,
suffer,
to sacrifice my body,
my time my money.

Remind me of this when American commercialism in creeps in my mind. Please!
Seek for HIM to be your only JOY today. It is such a good exercise to see where we do actually find joy. I am asking myself with it everyday.
I would love to catch up more if would like. write or call and we will share a cup of CHI Tea. :)